For parents of 9th–11th graders and high school students interested in STEM research.
Join two time ISEF Grand Award Winner Kara Gaiser for an exclusive session on how to turn STEM projects into competition success. She will share what makes a winning research project, how top science fairs like ISEF are judged, and the strategies that help students stand out.
Don’t miss this chance to learn directly from someone who has achieved international recognition in STEM competitions!
2017 Hunter Engineering
Kara is a 4th-year UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering student with Aerospace concentration and 2025 Brooke Owens Fellow (top 40 undergraduate women in aerospace). She's a two-time ISEF Grand Award winner with published AIAA research and 17 science fair awards. She led her high school team to National Champions in American Rocketry Challenge. She interned at NASA JPL and Vast Space, with Harvard biochemistry certification and UC Berkeley business tracks in entrepreneurship and leadership.
Alex graduated from the University of Toronto in Canada with a bachelor's degree in Statistics and Mathematics, and later received a master's degree in Project Management from Northeastern University in the United States. With a solid background in science and engineering and practical experience in business projects, he excels at integrating data logic with academic planning, tailoring in-depth and competitive academic pathways for students.
He has mentored numerous students on interdisciplinary research projects, helping them successfully apply to top universities in the US and the UK.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a two time ISEF Grand Award Winner and understand how STEM competitions can shape your child’s future. Learn why research projects stand out in the eyes of judges and universities, what it takes to guide a project from idea to award, and how competition success can give your child a real advantage in admissions. This session will show you how science fairs build skills, recognition, and opportunities that last well beyond high school.
